V and W Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Teeth for v, round lips for w): v: rest your top teeth on your lower lip and buzz — van, very, voice. w: round your lips like “oo”, then open them — water, wet, west. Check with a mirror: teeth showing on the lip = v; round lips = w.
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- 1.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) violin (b) world (c) wait
- 3.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
- 4.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
- 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “video”? (a) word (b) vegetable (c) window
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) vest (b) west (c) wish
- 7.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
- 8.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vote (b) visit (c) wet
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “violin”? (a) wet (b) vegetable (c) wind
- 11.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
- 12.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “wood”? (a) vowel (b) window (c) village
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) walk (b) violin (c) world
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) wall (b) vowel (c) wet
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) voice (b) week (c) worm
- 17.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
- 18.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
- 19.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) video (b) word (c) west
- 21.How do you make the first sound of “wind”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) worm (b) voice (c) vegetable
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vest”? (a) valley (b) wish (c) worm
- 24.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “video”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) vest (b) well (c) wood
- 26.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “world”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) wait (b) vegetable (c) van
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) wish (b) van (c) valley
- 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “walk”? (a) vase (b) vegetable (c) wet
- 30.How do you make the first sound of “wet”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “voice”? (a) wait (b) very (c) wind
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “wall”? (a) valley (b) vegetable (c) worm
- 33.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) violin (b) wind (c) wet
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wet (b) valley (c) wall
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “van”? (a) very (b) wet (c) week
- 37.How do you make the first sound of “well”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 38.How do you make the first sound of “valley”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) west (b) walk (c) visit
- 40.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
Answer key
- verse
- violin
- vet
- vent
- vegetable
- vest
- worse
- Round your lips
- wet
- vegetable
- wet
- wiper
- window
- violin
- vowel
- voice
- vest
- viper
- went
- video
- Round your lips
- worm
- valley
- Top teeth on lower lip
- vest
- Round your lips
- wait
- wish
- wet
- Round your lips
- very
- worm
- west
- violin
- valley
- very
- Round your lips
- Top teeth on lower lip
- visit
- Round your lips
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